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    CVE-2007-5037

    Buffer overflow in the inotifytools_snprintf function in src/inotifytools.c in the inotify-tools library before 3.11 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long filename.

    Published:Sep 24, 2007
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Sep 24, 2007
    EPSS Score:0.01863
    CVSS Score:6.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Inotify
    Product
    Inotify-tools

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    References

    http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=443913
    http://osvdb.org/40563
    http://secunia.com/advisories/26825
    http://secunia.com/advisories/27616
    http://secunia.com/advisories/28221
    http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=540277&group_id=171752
    http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1440
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25724
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36687
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-November/msg00228.html
    http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=443913
    http://osvdb.org/40563
    http://secunia.com/advisories/26825
    http://secunia.com/advisories/27616
    http://secunia.com/advisories/28221
    http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=540277&group_id=171752
    http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1440
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25724
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36687
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-November/msg00228.html

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High